| Site name | State | Species | Phenophase | Status | Intensity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayton Loop Preserve | TX | American beautyberry | ripe fruit | -1 | Less than 5% | 2024-12-21 |
Time to Restore data - 2025
Identifying priority species
Used list of priority species based on: TimeToRestore_AllPrioritySpecies_2024 google sheet (extracted on 2 April 2025) and made the following changes:
Corrected the spelling of one genus (Vernonia) and one species (cespitosa)
Updated scientific and common names based on ITIS for mistflower (Conoclinium), basket-flower (Centaurea), and Lantana; will use the common name listed in ITIS/NPN data base for these species imoving forward.
Using the common name listed in NPN database for Sambucus nigra and Passiflora incarnata, which were each listed twice in the googlesheet under two different common names.
This left us with 53 priority species.
Downloading status-intensity data
Used rnpn package to download status and intensity data for priority species in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas from 1 October 2023 through the present day. Downloaded observations of 4 phenophases: flowers or flower buds (flower), open flowers, fruits, and ripe fruits. Since leaves on milkweed plants may be important for monarch eggs and catepillars, we also downloaded observations of the leaves phenophase for the 53 species of milkweed on the priority list. After downloading the data, we appended information about intensity categories, and calculated approximate midpoint values for each intensity category in the status-intensity dataset.
For the purposes of this report, we’ll focus on observations submitted in the current water year, from 1 October 2024 - 29 March 2025. At times, we will compare current water-year data with data collected during the previous water year (October 2023 - September 2024), while noting that we are only partially through the current water year.
Identifying inconsistent phenophase status reports
We wanted to identify when observers provided incompatible status reports for different phenophases. In particular, we identified when observers reported a “no” to flowers but reported a “yes” or “?” to open flowers. Similarly, we identified when observers reported a “no” to fruits but reported a “yes” or “?” to ripe fruits. We also identified when observers reported a “?” to flowers but reported a “yes” to open flowers, and when observers reported a “?” to fruits but reported a “yes” to ripe fruits.
| Species | Water year | No. observations | Flowers:no AND Open flowers:yes/? | Flowers:? AND Open flowers:yes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American beautyberry | 2024 | 585 | 0 | 28 |
| American beautyberry | 2025 | 386 | 2 | 0 |
| common buttonbush | 2024 | 300 | 2 | 0 |
| common buttonbush | 2025 | 163 | 1 | 0 |
| common sunflower | 2024 | 156 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern baccharis | 2025 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern purple coneflower | 2024 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern redbud | 2024 | 462 | 4 | 2 |
| horsetail milkweed | 2024 | 147 | 1 | 0 |
| purple prairie clover | 2024 | 250 | 0 | 17 |
| red maple | 2024 | 497 | 1 | 0 |
| red maple | 2025 | 291 | 2 | 0 |
| rubber rabbitbrush | 2024 | 178 | 3 | 0 |
| wax mallow | 2025 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Species | Water year | No. observations | Fruit:no AND Ripe fruit:yes/? | Fruit:? AND Ripe fruit:yes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American star-thistle | 2025 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| blackeyed Susan | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| blackeyed Susan | 2025 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| common buttonbush | 2024 | 300 | 1 | 0 |
| common sunflower | 2024 | 156 | 4 | 0 |
| common sunflower | 2025 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern baccharis | 2024 | 114 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern redbud | 2024 | 462 | 1 | 0 |
| eastern redbud | 2025 | 206 | 2 | 0 |
| horsetail milkweed | 2024 | 147 | 1 | 0 |
| horsetail milkweed | 2025 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| purple passionflower | 2025 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| rubber rabbitbrush | 2025 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| white crownbeard | 2025 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
Summary of sites monitored
